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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dakat (ranked 1420 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Morgan Freeman (ranked 123 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dakat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Right On- Showcore. Morgan Freeman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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173 cm 27 153 10 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm 27 150 7 - 4 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt Solid boxing Very quick |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Dakat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Freeman! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Freeman slips under a jab from Dakat. Freeman defending well as Dakat loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dakat napping and manages to drive through into side control! Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Dakat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Freeman laying and praying for a moment but Dakat takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dakat is defending against the submission attempts here by Freeman.
Freeman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dakat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Freeman wants to control but Dakat is keeping him busy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Dakat trying to control but Freeman postures up.
Freeman performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Dakat is controlling Freeman's trapped leg to prevent Freeman from advancing to side control. Freeman trying to control from half guard but Dakat is working away. Freeman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dakat tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control. Freeman throwing shots but Dakat is blocking nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Freeman controlling the pace. Dakat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman is working for a kimura but Dakat is defending it quite comfortably.
Freeman slows the pace down in half guard. Dakat is refusing to be controlled, as Freeman sits in half guard. Dakat wants to get back to full guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Freeman moves nicely into side control. Who's going to make the next move? Dakat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Freeman throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Freeman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Dakat tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dakat wants to control but Freeman postures up. Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Dakat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Dakat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman. Dakat throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dakat throws a shot to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Dakat thows a left - swing and a miss! Freeman slips under a jab from Dakat. Freeman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Dakat sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Dakat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dakat sizes up Freeman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A big left from Dakat misses. Dakat thuds his right hand into Freeman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Freeman avoids the body shot from Dakat.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Dakat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Freeman misses the jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dakat quickly recovers to half guard. Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Freeman wants to control but Dakat is keeping him busy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dakat trying to control but Freeman postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Freeman dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Freeman slips under a jab.
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Freeman showed some decent athleticism there. Dakat is trying is best to control the position here. Freeman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dakat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Dakat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dakat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dakat pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage. Freeman is looking to pass into half guard but Dakat pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dakat is in guard.
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![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Dakat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dakat defends it easily. Dakat is pushing down on Freeman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Freeman is fighting to maintain full guard but Dakat has managed to sneak the leg through. Freeman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Freeman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Dakat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Dakat looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Dakat is proving a slippery customer.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Freeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dakat's guard.
Dakat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Freeman trying to control but Dakat is working from the bottom. Dakat looking to control.
Freeman trying to control but Dakat is working from the bottom. Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Dakat keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully. Freeman won't allow Dakat to sweep him here. Freeman wants to control from the top but Dakat keeps moving. Dakat working a defensive guard here.
Freeman with a flurry of punches that miss.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Dakat looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range. Freeman shoots in but Dakat avoids the takedown attempt easily. Freeman catches Dakat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Dakat trying to control from the bottom.
Dakat tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control. Freeman trying to control from Dakat's half guard. Dakat has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dakat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dakat is on top in guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/reversalred.gif) The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dakat has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Freeman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dakat is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Freeman pulls down on the head and he's put Dakat to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Morgan Freeman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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